Supplier Diversity Metrics

TVA's Supplier Diversity Social Responsibility Report

The key performance indicators in the table below represent a quantification of our corporate social responsibility performance and progress over the past years. We review and track our performance in these areas and provide the results to TVA leaders.

*TVA considers a company as having a Valley business presence if one of the following criteria is met:

(1) A company that provides products, labor, and/or services through an operational business unit located in the Tennessee Valley region.

(2) Although headquartered outside the Valley, contributes to the economic development of the Valley by maintaining a meaningful presence by providing at least 60% of the TVA contract work requirements through the employment of personnel residing in the Valley.

TVA tracks and reports annually the number of new first time contracts awarded to small disadvantaged and women owned small business in support of our commitment to maintaining diversity in our supplier base, promoting new entrants into the federal market, and ensuring compliance with federal laws and regulations.**

Diversity Category

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Small Disadvantaged Business

73

39

45

27

24

13

14

19

Small Woman Owned Business

46

38

68

51

34

38

41

47

Small Hub Zone Business

2

10

5

7

6

2

7

2

Total Diversity New Purchases

121

87

118

85

64

53

62

68

**The number of contracts are reported for each fiscal year.

*TVA defines "first time" as a qualified business that has never been awarded a contract with TVA.